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Penders, Bart; Verbakel, John M. A.; Nelis, Annemiek – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2009
Laboratory ethnographies have provided valuable insights in the workings of contemporary science and technology and about facts in the making. Nearly all these ethnographic studies have been conducted at nonprofit research institutes. In this article, the authors argue that it is time for science and technology studies (STS) ethnography to direct…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Science and Society, Private Sector, Corporations
Basken, Paul – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
After a month of celebrating the largest boost in federal spending on scientific research that most of them have ever seen, university presidents are increasingly tuned to the possibility of a downside. The new money--primarily from a $21.5-billion jump in research-and-development spending in the economic-stimulus law--is certainly welcome,…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Federal Aid, Job Development, Employment Opportunities
Labi, Aisha – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
In what university officials say represents a new approach to the internationalization of higher education, Columbia University is building a network of six to eight research institutes in capitals around the world. The Columbia Global Centers, as they are called, are designed for faculty members and students from various disciplines to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Educational Exchange, Research and Development Centers, Global Approach
Sulzer-Azaroff, Beth; Hoffman, Anne O.; Horton, Catherine B.; Bondy, Andrew; Frost, Lori – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2009
Originally designed to enable young children with autism lacking functional communication to initiate requests and to describe what they observed, the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) has been the subject of an ever-expanding body of research and development. Thirty-four peer-reviewed published reports on PECS are analyzed in this…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Autism, Assistive Technology, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Winokur, Marc A.; Valentine, Deborah P.; Drendel, James M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
The Social Work Research Center is an innovative university-community partnership within the School of Social Work in the College of Applied Human Sciences at Colorado State University. The center is focused on working with county and state child welfare agencies to generate applied research that translates into evidence-based practice for serving…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Welfare Services, Social Work, Research and Development Centers
Simkins, Michael – Technology & Learning, 2008
Robots that can learn new behaviors. Robots that can reproduce themselves. Science fiction? Not anymore. Roboticists at Cornell's Computational Synthesis Lab have developed just such engineered creatures that offer interesting implications for education. The team, headed by Hod Lipson, was intrigued by the question, "How can you get robots to be…
Descriptors: Robotics, Research and Development, Technological Advancement, Scientific Research
Gray, Denis O. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2008
The rise of the research center has changed the landscape of U.S. research enter-prise. It has also created a number of evaluation challenges, particularly when considering strategically focused, multifaceted cooperative research centers (CRCs). The author argues that although recent CRC evaluation efforts have gone a long way toward meeting the…
Descriptors: Research and Development Centers, Program Evaluation, Accountability, Formative Evaluation
Kalinowski, Michael – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2008
This article highlights the Child Study and Development Center (CSDC), which serves as a child development laboratory for the University of New Hampshire: a place to educate students, support research, and serve the university and local communities. The center has seven classrooms with observation booths, 122 children aged 6 weeks to 6 years in…
Descriptors: Research and Development Centers, Child Development, Institutional Research, Program Descriptions
Matouskova, Zdenka; Czesana, Vera – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2011
Purpose: The main aim of this paper is to test the ways in which the role of high-technology services (HTS) in the economy of European Union (EU) member countries changes and the extent to which the development of HTS depends on the quality of human resources. Design/methodology/approach: The paper adopts comparative and cluster analysis of…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Multivariate Analysis, Statistical Data, Human Resources
Morris, Anne K.; Hiebert, James – Educational Researcher, 2011
To solve two enduring problems in education--unacceptably large variation in learning opportunities for students across classrooms and little continuing improvement in the quality of instruction--the authors propose a system that centers on the creation of shared instructional products that guide classroom teaching. By examining systems outside…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Educational Opportunities, Instructional Improvement
Simmons, Nicola – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2010
This paper examines information portrayed on Canadian educational development (ED) centre websites and, in particular, whether information that corresponds to questions compiled from a literature search of ED centre practices is readily available from centre websites. This study phase is part of a larger national study of Canadian educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Web Sites, Educational Practices
McBride, Chantee Earl – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examines the life histories of three African American social studies teachers, focusing on the evolution and changes in their identities, perspectives, and attitudes related to their profession and instructional practice. In addition, the study addresses the significance of the teachers' racialized experiences as African Americans and…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, African American Teachers, African American Students, Culturally Relevant Education
Haour, Georges; Mieville, Laurent – Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
In today's knowledge-based society universities and firms must learn to engage more effectively. Universities focus on generating new knowledge, while firms are increasingly drawing on external collaborations to add value to their offerings. This book shows managers how to work with universities to boost their competitive position and revenue.…
Descriptors: Technology Transfer, Partnerships in Education, School Business Relationship, Research and Development
Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention, 2010
According to the White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), there are 36 federally recognized TCUs in the United States. Located mainly in the Midwest and Southwest, TCUs enroll approximately 30,000 full- and part-time students. They offer two-year associate degrees in more than 200 disciplines, with some providing a…
Descriptors: Tribally Controlled Education, Two Year Colleges, American Indians, Alaska Natives
Abell, John H. – Metropolitan Universities, 2010
This article presents an overview of a community-based teaching and learning project linking sustainability, working family housing, neighborhood social capital, and urban design research and development. The article foregrounds principles and protocols that can be used to measure community effectiveness and it highlights a basis for further…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Housing, Social Capital, Neighborhoods